SEC Filings

On April 28, 2017, Graco Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Set forth below are the final voting results on each matter submitted to a vote of security holders at the Annual Meeting. Each proposal is described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for 2017 Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2017 (the “2017 Proxy Statement”).

Proposal 1

The following directors were elected to serve for three-year terms:

Name

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

Patrick J. McHale

45,549,753

427,552

12,263

4,887,031

Lee R. Mitau

43,925,105

2,044,894

19,569

4,887,031

Martha A. Morfitt

43,715,653

2,258,140

15,775

4,887,031

Proposal 2

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2017 was ratified:

For

Against

Abstain

49,964,595

890,793

21,211

Proposal 3

Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in the 2017 Proxy Statement:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

42,684,421

1,975,030

1,330,117

4,887,031

Proposal 4

Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, an annual advisory vote on executive compensation: